yardbird — noun /ˈjɑːd.bəːd,ˈjɑɹd.bɝd/ a) A person who is imprisoned. The working convict is a rare exception, sometimes envied because his time is occupied, sometimes derided for his deviance from the yardbird norm. b) A soldier who is required to perform… … Wiktionary

yardbird — 1. n. a convict. □ Who’s the yard bird with the headphones on his noodle? □ So, Charlie was a yardbird. So what? 2. n. an inept soldier. (Military.) □ You yard birds are going to learn discipline one way or another … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

yardbird — /yahrd berrd /, n. Slang. 1. a convict or prisoner. 2. an army recruit. 3. a soldier confined to camp and assigned to cleaning the grounds or other menial tasks as punishment for violation of the rules. [1940 45, Amer.; YARD2 + BIRD, by analogy… … Universalium

yardbird — yard|bird [ˈja:dbə:d US ˈja:rdbə:rd] n AmE informal old fashioned someone who is in prison, especially for a long time … Dictionary of contemporary English

yardbird — yard|bird [ jard,bɜrd ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL 1. ) a PRISONER 2. ) a soldier who is not allowed to leave a particular area or who has to do boring work as a punishment … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English